| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea bella Y.Ling trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 89 (1949) |
| Native Range | Qinghai to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-4500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, cordate to elliptic-ovate, 3-7cm long, abaxially densely white arachnose-tomentose, capitula 13-18 in corymb, involucre campanulate, arachnose |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Saussurea botschantzevii Lipsch. Saussurea haoi Y.Ling ex Y.L.Chen & al. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |